Seminars and events at the Museum

What's on

    • Hunting down Quaternary mammals on Eastern Mediterranean islands: surveying Crete for seven years

      Hunting down Quaternary mammals on Eastern Mediterranean islands: surveying Crete for seven years

      A palaeontology departmental seminar

      9 February 2012 16:00

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      Dr. George Iliopoulos, Department of Geology,
      University of Patras.

      More information

    • Evaluating the success of a large-scale citizen science project

      Evaluating the success of a large-scale citizen science project

      A botanty departmental seminar

      15 February 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      Lessons learnt and future potential

      John Tweedle
      Head of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK biodiversity.
      NHM.

    • The Sloane Herbarium

      The Sloane Herbarium

      A botany departmental seminar

      22 February 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      What is in there and what can we use it for?

      Mark Spencer
      Angela Marmont Centre for UK biodiversity, NHM.

    • Global plant collector list demonstrator

      Global plant collector list demonstrator

      A botany departmental seminar

      29 February 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      Steve Cafferty
      Department of Botany,
      NHM

    • Adapting agriculture to climate change

      Adapting agriculture to climate change

      A botany departmental seminar

      7 March 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      Collecting, protecting and preparing crop wild relatives.

      Ruth Harker
      Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.

    • Life in ice

      Life in ice

      A botany departmental seminar

      21 March 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      David Pearce
      British Antarctic Survey

    • Phylogenetic and functional traits of monocots

      Phylogenetic and functional traits of monocots

      A botany departmental seminar

      28 March 2012 11:30

      Neil Chalmers Seminar Room

      Integration of information into monocot biodiversity conservation

      Chris Mcowen
      WCMC Cambridge

Seminar series on offer

The Natural History Museum hosts 3 series of specialist seminars aimed at collections management and research communities based within the Museum as well as externally.

Collections management seminars

Collections management seminars are organised by the Collections Management Committee. They present up-to-date information relating to the care and conservation of collections across the institution and within museums generally.

Research seminars 

Research seminars are organised by the Research Committee. They provide

  • expert views on current science
  • a forum for discussion
  • an opportunity to develop scientific networking and collaboration

Departmental seminars

Departmental seminars are organised by the botany, entomology, mineralogy, palaeontology and zoology departments. 

Invited speakers present their latest research. Speakers include visiting specialists, students, staff and scientific associates. 

Find out more

Research seminar delegates networking while enjoying refreshments outside the Flett Theatre
Who can attend?

Discover who each specialist seminar series at the Museum is aimed at, and who can attend.

 

Front view of the Natural History Museum, London
Coming to events

Find out about entry to events, how to get to them, accessibility, and the special arrangements for external visitors to departmental seminars.

 

Delegates in discussion after a seminar at the Museum
Contacting event organisers

Get information about who to contact if you would like to propose a seminar or attend a seminar which is not held in the Flett Theatre.

 

Interested in giving a seminar?

For further information, please contact the relevant event organiser.

Other events and seminars

CEE seminars

The Museum is a partner of the Centre for Ecology and Evolution, which fosters collaboration between researchers in London working on evolution and ecology.

Visit the calendar of CEE seminars

Other Museum events

The events mentioned on this page are aimed at specialist audiences. Discover what's on for families and other visitors, including Nature Live talks by our scientists. 

Nature Live talks